Look what's featured in Apress's weekend sale! Ebook only, I believe. The code is W3BD3V, good through Sunday. I'm guessing that what you'll get is the Alpha edition -- a PDF of the in-progress chapters, with the EPUB and Mobi editions appearing in your account in two … [Read more...] about WordPress for Web Developers: 30% off this weekend
Content Strategy for WordPress presentation
Here are slides from today's online WP Summit talk, Content Strategy for WordPress, on Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/stephanieleary/content-strategy-22808244 There are lots of presenter notes, but you might have to download the file to see them. If you missed out … [Read more...] about Content Strategy for WordPress presentation
“The Secret to Being Both a Writer and a Mother”
So when I see yet another bloody article that, right from the headline, demands women limit the number of children they have in order to succeed professionally – as though the universal introduction of equally distributed paid maternity and paternity leave, a collective cultural … [Read more...] about “The Secret to Being Both a Writer and a Mother”
What 100 days of writing looks like
I love this infographic from Jamie Todd Rubin: I don't track all the same things, but my graph would probably look very similar. (via Tobias Buckell) … [Read more...] about What 100 days of writing looks like
reading romance: Joanna Bourne
Joanna Bourne writes steamy historical romances involving a group of English spies operating during the Napoleonic Wars. They're funny, smart, and tightly plotted. What's more, she does a beautiful job of evoking unique voices for her characters, especially the odd grammar and … [Read more...] about reading romance: Joanna Bourne
“Lady Author”
It's very telling that you'll get people saying, again, "author and lady author are just true facts," but then getting angry when you say that fine, if they want divisions, it needs to be "male and female author." No! Male is the default the norm the baseline of human experience! … [Read more...] about “Lady Author”
The 2013 WP Summit
The 2013 WP Summit, a day of online WordPress talks, is next Tuesday! You can get 20% off your registration using the code 20LEARY. I'll be kicking off the day with Content Strategy for WordPress. The rest of the lineup is great; I can't wait to hear their sessions. … [Read more...] about The 2013 WP Summit
The SFWA Bulletin
Those of you who follow me on Twitter probably noticed some shenanigans happening last week with the SFWA Bulletin. If you missed what was going on, Ad Week has a nice summary of the situation. As Daniel Abraham points out, the very fact that Ad Week picked up on the story … [Read more...] about The SFWA Bulletin
Want a review copy of WordPress for Web Developers?
If you run a site about WordPress and you'd like a review copy of WordPress for Web Developers, let me know. I'll have a few copies available to ship ahead of the June 26th publication. … [Read more...] about Want a review copy of WordPress for Web Developers?
Texas German
LYDEN: Did they come up with words for the new world that developed neither German nor English, something that wouldn't be understood back in Germany? BOAS: They came up with a number of different words. The most prominent is perhaps the word stinkkatze, which means stinking … [Read more...] about Texas German
